Manufacturing and Supply
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Launch Packaging lead
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Our teams produce and deliver over 4 billion units of medicines and vaccines every year, ensuring every breakthrough gets to the people who need it most.
Our state-of-the-art facilities, AI-powered smart factories, and cutting-edge automation are redefining what’s possible: ensuring treatments reach patients faster, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. This is where your skills, ambition, and passion can shape the future of healthcare.
Job Title:Launch Packaging lead
Location:Morristown, NJ
About the Job
Our ambition is to become industry leading in sustainable devices & packaging for injectable or solids.
As Launch Packaging Leader, you will be accountable for implementing our packaging vision & mission for new launches projects, execute the packaging strategy, and manage roadmaps and processes for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging of injectable/solids. You will play a crucial role in achieving the company's ambition to become an industry leader in this specific area. You will work closely with the Global Area Head of Packaging to transform the organization's mindset and create a culture where end-to-end packaging for injectable or solids is part of our DNA and patient-centric approach.
Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster
About Sanofi:
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve lives.
Main Responsibilities
Drive 45+ NPI/new launch projects (solids and injectables) globally, leading a group of packaging engineers to meet Launch Project milestones on time, on budget and on quality (≥95% execution adherence).
Lead packaging design and development for New Product Launches (NPL), driving innovation and sustainability across the portfolio, with 100% of newly developed packaging assessed against the 3Ps framework (Patient, Planet, Performance).
Lead content and technical documentation standards for new product registrations (NCEs), ensuring filings meet global regulatory requirements and project timelines.
Provide technical packaging leadership and analysis to R&D, Regulatory, manufacturing sites for the registration of products worldwide, representing GDPU and M&S on Global Project Teams and CMC sub-teams.
Direct innovation programs for the search, evaluation and introduction of new packaging technologies to improve quality and compliance, advance sustainability (Eco-designinitiatives), improve efficiencies, reduce costs, eliminate waste and maintain supply continuity. Promotea culture of end-to-end packaging for injectable or solid within GDPU and related departments through communication, education, and recognition programs.
Manage and develop the team responsible for launch packaging development.
About You
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors degree in engineering, materials science, pharmaceutical sciences or other relevant scientific discipline.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in driving packaging launch initiatives, packaging engineering or other related fields.
Proven track record in managing injectable or solid packaging projects and teams
Demonstrated ability to influence across functions and external networks, excellence in collaboration, and flexibility in approach
Strong understanding of regulatory requirements for injectable or solid product packaging
Languages:Fluent in English, French is a plus
Why choose us?
Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention andwellness programs and at least 14 weeks’gender-neutral parental leave.
Shape the future of medicine and vaccine delivery with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless launches and a resilient global supply.
Power industry-leading performance by leveraging digital, data, and AI-driven innovation – at speed and scale
Transform lives worldwide by delivering life-changing treatments anywhere, anytime.
Sanofi US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
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Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.
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Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.
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